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The fix is architecture: the part that reads holds no tools.</description><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Is AI Cold Calling Legal? TCPA Consent Rules for Automated Voice Outreach in 2026</title><link>https://aldridgedagos.com/writing/is-ai-cold-calling-legal-tcpa/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aldridgedagos.com/writing/is-ai-cold-calling-legal-tcpa/</guid><description>Is AI cold calling legal? This 2026 guide explains TCPA and Telemarketing Sales Rule consent, opt-outs, disclosures, and evidence for every call sent.</description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>What an AI Phone Agent Can and Cannot Do for Lead Qualification in 2026</title><link>https://aldridgedagos.com/writing/ai-phone-agent-can-and-cannot-do/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aldridgedagos.com/writing/ai-phone-agent-can-and-cannot-do/</guid><description>What an AI phone agent can and cannot do for lead qualification in 2026: the honest capability map, latency limits, and where a human takes over.</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Speed to Lead: What the 5-Minute Rule Really Means (and the Numbers Behind It)</title><link>https://aldridgedagos.com/writing/speed-to-lead-5-minute-rule/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aldridgedagos.com/writing/speed-to-lead-5-minute-rule/</guid><description>Fast lead response is linked to higher contact and qualification rates. See what the 5-minute research supports, its limits, and how to test faster follow-up.</description><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>What Your ISP Can See When You Use HTTPS</title><link>https://aldridgedagos.com/writing/what-your-isp-sees-with-https/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aldridgedagos.com/writing/what-your-isp-sees-with-https/</guid><description>HTTPS hides page contents, passwords, and URL paths. DNS, SNI, ECH, VPN use, and shared IP hosting determine how much of the destination your ISP can infer.</description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Claude Fable 5: The Most Capable Model Yet, and When It&apos;s Worth the Price</title><link>https://aldridgedagos.com/writing/claude-fable-5-most-capable-model-worth-the-price/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aldridgedagos.com/writing/claude-fable-5-most-capable-model-worth-the-price/</guid><description>Claude Fable 5 costs $10 per million input tokens and $50 per million output tokens. 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What it is, who it is for, and what you really need to start.</description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How to Prevent Double-Booking: Make It Impossible, Not Unlikely</title><link>https://aldridgedagos.com/writing/prevent-double-booking-database-constraints/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aldridgedagos.com/writing/prevent-double-booking-database-constraints/</guid><description>A naive read-then-write availability check races under concurrency. PostgreSQL constraints, locking, or serializable transactions can enforce the booking rule.</description><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Multi-Tenant Data Isolation Belongs in the Database</title><link>https://aldridgedagos.com/writing/the-wall-belongs-in-the-database/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aldridgedagos.com/writing/the-wall-belongs-in-the-database/</guid><description>Multi-tenant data isolation is strongest when row-level security enforces it in the database. One policy protects every query, including future ones.</description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How to Cut AI Costs: Run a Keyword Classifier First, Call the Model Last</title><link>https://aldridgedagos.com/writing/cut-ai-costs-keyword-classifier-first/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aldridgedagos.com/writing/cut-ai-costs-keyword-classifier-first/</guid><description>Reduce LLM costs by routing predictable work through a keyword classifier first, measuring accuracy, and reserving model calls for ambiguous cases.</description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Double-Entry Bookkeeping: How a Money App Prevents Balance Drift</title><link>https://aldridgedagos.com/writing/double-entry-bookkeeping-money-app/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aldridgedagos.com/writing/double-entry-bookkeeping-money-app/</guid><description>Double-entry bookkeeping stops unbalanced transactions and gives every balance an audit trail. 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Here is the design behind a trustworthy command center.</description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Private AI That Keeps Your Data on Your Machine</title><link>https://aldridgedagos.com/writing/private-on-device-ai/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aldridgedagos.com/writing/private-on-device-ai/</guid><description>Keep AI transcription private by running the speech model on the laptop, with no cloud audio upload, plus the limits, hardware cost, and accuracy tradeoffs.</description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How to Handle Money in Code: Integer Cents Over Floating Point</title><link>https://aldridgedagos.com/writing/money-in-code-integer-cents/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aldridgedagos.com/writing/money-in-code-integer-cents/</guid><description>Avoid binary floating point for money. 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